User:Kinetic

Controlling an MD with a Virtual Keyboard and Mouse

Control any Media Director with another machines keyboard and mouse using an application called Synergy.

Setting Up

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On a Linux machine on the LMCE network:

1. Install Synergy

apt-get install synergy

2. Create a configuration file

nano synergy_md.conf

3. Type the following in synergy_md.conf(Replace 'hostname' with the hostname of the PC you are connecting from and 'moonxx' with the hostname of the Media Director'):

section:screens
hostname:
moonxx:
end
section:links
hostname:
up = moonxx
moonxx:
down = hostname
end 

On a Media Director

1. Install synergy

apt-get install synergy

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Making the connection

On a Linux machine on the LMCE network

synergys -c synergy_md.conf

On a Media Director

synergyc <ip address of the Linux host>